(Prudent Press Agency) --- Independent comics publisher Free Lunch Comics is proud to announce their latest graphic novel, Sky Pirates of Valendor: Volume 1.

Sky Pirates of Valendor: Volume 1 available for pre-order through Diamond Distribution. The 148 page graphic novel appears on page 284 of the August Previews Catalog and carries the order number: AUG101028 SKY PIRATES VALENDOR GN. Sky Pirates of Valendor recounts the debut adventure of Pirate Captain Tobin Manheim and the rest of the crew of the Rogue's Revenge. Set in the fantasy world of Valendor where giant continents float on oceans of sky! A mix of steampunk and high fantasy where magic co-exists with futuristic technology, Valendor is a fully realized world, with complex social structures, a guild-driven economic system, and a host of political intrigue.

(Prudent Press Agency) --- Event Entertainment and Corporate Comedy Leader John Di Domenico is augmenting his already lengthy arsenal of celebrity characters by adding impersonations of talk show legend Jay Leno and famous “Culinary Rock Star” and host of the hit NBC game show “Minute To Win It,” Guy Fieri. Di Domenico is one of the most well known and beloved conference and trade show performers in the country and provides Corporate Event Entertainment, Corporate Comedy and Event Production services for Fortune 1,000 Companies, trade shows and events throughout the year and all around the country.

By adding Jay Leno and Guy Fieri to his repertoire of celebrity impersonations such as Austin Powers, Donald Trump, Dr. Phil and Ozzie Osborne, Di Domenico continues to expand the range of services and characters to entertain and delight corporate clients across the country. Di Domenico performs at corporate events including National Sales Meetings, Team Building Events and Trade Shows performing celebrity impersonations, game shows and hilarious corporate roasts that entertain and enliven any corporate event.

(Prudent Press Agency) --- Comic Promoter Susan Soares announced this week the detailed plans to market and promote the agency’s first title to achieve national distribution. "Sky Pirates of Valendor," a 148-page fantasy graphic novel published by Free Lunch Comics, is scheduled for national distribution through Diamond Distributors and will be solicited in the August issue of Previews Magazine.

To market the graphic novel to readers across the United States, SJS Comic Promotions has confirmed two initiatives that will increase exposure and generate additional sales. Members of the creative team will travel across several states for in-store appearances in prominent comic book retailers. Along with talking to customers about the graphic novel, attendees can also expect complimentary sketches, exclusive artwork and an opportunity to purchase "Valendor Chronicles," an anthology of short stories that offers readers a dynamic glimpse at the fantastical world of Valendor, its numerous races and rich history.

(Prudent Press Agency) --- Stand-Up Comedy Classes at The Comedy Spot Comedy Club. So you've watched Last Comic Standing or Comedy Central and thought, "I can do that." Well, get off your can and get in class! Every comedian starts somewhere - you can start TODAY!


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(Prudent Press Agency) --- Growing Gold: A Continued Celebration by Johnny Hart has been announced as the first title under Checker's new worldwide distribution agreements. Following the brisk selling TPB of 2008 Checker BPG is presenting a second collection in the well received series of trade paperbacks featuring of the landmark comic strip - B.C. by legendary cartoonist Johnny Hart. This second collection features over 500 cartoon strips of B.C. that comprise a book hand chosen by the Hart family and lovingly restored by Checker and the Hart's. These strips comprise a book which is sure to be grabbed up again by fans of the strip and comprises a broad overview of the history of the comic strip.


Starting with the strip's earliest beginnings, in the 1950's, to the present decade, these strips will delight anyone who has followed the antics of Peter, Thor, Fat Broad, Wiley and all the rest of the cast in a prehistoric world populated by dinosaurs, ants and anteaters. Using a combination of bad puns and subtle humor with a simplistic drawing style, B.C. was one of the longest running strips still being written and drawn by its original creator.
GrowingGold with B.C.: A Continued Celebration of Johnny Hart will certainly bring back fond memories of the strip that is carried in over 1300 newspapers across the country and read by hundreds of millions of readers each day.

(Prudent Press Agency) --- On June 2, British climber, Peter Kinloch, was abandoned on Mount Everest. Kinloch complained on sudden blindness 1,000 feet after the team began their descent from the summit. Officials believe this was caused by a brain hemorrhage. This terrifying occurrence proves the dangers depicted in the Summit Murder Mystery Series co-authored by Charles G. Irion and Ronald J. Watkins.

In the most recent release, Murder on Elbrus, Mount Elbrus earns the spotlight. It resides on the border between Russia and Georgia, placing the mountain in the middle of a political war zone. "It is the highest mountain in Europe and one of the deadliest. Elbrus claims about 30 lives per year," said Irion. "Mountains can be dangerous and can kill you in a lot of different ways, from high altitude, bad weather, ill preparation; it can be a recipe for a disaster. Throw in a murder plot and it's even worse." According to Irion, Murder on Elbrus will stay true to the Summit Murder Mystery Series style. Readers can expect fast-paced action throughout the novel. In Murder on Elbrus, the suspicion and excitement mounts when a senior Russian official is murdered near the summit of Elbrus. Scott Devlon, hero of prior Summit Murder Mystery Series books Murder on Everest and Abandoned on Everest, is once again placed in the midst of a murder scene and is forced to fight for his life. "Murder on Elbrus contains chase scenes and gunfire, while the hero, Scott Devlon, flees from the Russian military Special Forces after the Russian oil minister is murdered on Mount Elbrus," said Irion.

(Prudent Press Agency)--- Since 2002, writers, artists and fans have converged on Philadelphia each May to acknowledge Black creators and comics featuring Black characters, particularly superheroes. To celebrate the release of The Enforcers Zero Issue - The Director's Cut, which debuts at The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC) on May 15, Publisher of Three J Productions, LLC and Creator, Carl Herring Jr. plans to also offer a limited number of copies of The Enforcers Part One featuring Maddox Turner, before its July release date.

Carl Herring Jr. has been reading and collecting comic books for over thirty years, particularly a fan of the comic books from the sixties right up until the mid eighties. Losing interest in comics in the nineties, Carl decided to create his own characters and write story lines that could entertain like the stories from days long gone. Carl also wanted to seek out talented artists who could recreate those master strokes reminiscent to the artists of his yester years. Thus with this in mind, Three J Productions, LLC was born.

Having created the company, now it was time to create the book. Carl sat down one night to pen his first story. Several weeks later Carl finished his first script. The book was The Enforcers. The title of the story was “The Chosen Ones.” With script in hand, Carl set out to find an artist. After several months of going through samples of various artists, Carl came across the portfolio samples of Tod Smith, the perfect artist to give the book the old school look. After reading the script, Tod agreed to do the artwork. The Zero Issue was released in 2005.

(Prudent Press Agency)--- With each new innovation from Apple, millions of global consumers find themselves asking the same question: What would happen if someone put this thing into a super-powerful blender and pressed "On"?

iPods blend nicely. So do iPhones. And as the latest video by Blendtec founder Tom Dickson shows, sticking an iPad into a blender creates a fuming gray gunk smoothie. The iPad experiment, which has already yielded more than 5 million YouTube views, is yet another example of the Utah blender company's innovative approach to getting people's attention. It pays off, too: Blendtec has increased sales to consumers and businesses like Starbucks and Jamba Juice by more than 1,000% in four years.

The pervasive use of experimentation — of acting then reflecting, as opposed to analyzing then acting — distinguishes entrepreneurs like Dickson from most corporate managers, according to scholars. Dickson just happens to experiment more conspicuously than most entrepreneurs, using a lab as the setting for his popular social media content. When it comes to social media, large corporations can learn a lot from Dickson's penchant for experimentation, according to our Babson Executive Education study of 33 corporate social media programs. A select few organizations we interviewed offer a glimpse into how big firms can successfully adopt entrepreneurial practices:

(Prudent Press Agency)---Dare Comics today announces that its critically acclaimed comic, The Hunter, is to be published and distributed by OM Publications throughout India from March.

A contemporary superhero comic set against the backdrop of organised crime, The Hunter launched in 2007 to widespread critical acclaim and quickly built an international readership currently standing at more than 130,000 through its innovative print and online distribution strategy.

Writer and creator Adam Hamdy is pleased that an Indian audience will see The Hunter and is excited to be entering this rapidly expanding entertainment market.

(Prudent Press Agency)---The Forbidden Planet New York City shop opened its doors in April of 1981 and for nearly thirty years it has established itself as one of the world's preeminent purveyors of science fiction, comic, and pop culture material. Comic books, toys, manga, anime, games, and all manner of comic collectibles and memorabilia can all be found in this East Village staple. Forbidden Planet has sold millions of items to a broad spectrum of satisfied customers and has every intention to continue to do so for a long time to come.

Now the business is set to embark on a brand new adventure, having just started forbiddenplanetusa.com, a webstore offering all the fantastic wares FP's known for: all the hard to find toys, thousands of books and graphic novels, Pokemon and Magic the Gathering cards, and one of the most extensive and meticulously curated selections of independent mini-comics on the web.

(Prudent Press Agency)---Comic Books Are Important

Comic books are important because they represent a segment of the population that like to fantasize that they can escape the hardship of everyday life. In comic books they can be the hero, the nemesis, or a third party that may or may not become pivotal in the end.

A person may identify with a certain character because the personality the superhero or villain embodies what the person visualizes, or identifies with. Comic books are important because the scenarios that the people face exhibit situations where confrontation isn't necessarily the only answer. The quandaries faced enable a person to see a situation and how it is dealt with. Comic books allow people to create their own versions and see how different scenarios are played out, which can result in new ways of defusing stressful situations. It may permit a person to see situations in life differently and hence; think outside the box when warranted.

Skynews.com --NEW YORK, NY--- Big Apple Worldwide, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BPWI) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Big Apple Wallcovering, Inc., is adding Roommates� products to its "No More Books�" kiosks and Web site. Roommates' most notable products currently are their Marvel and DC comics Heroes Wall Murals, and many of the products are movable, reusable, and stick to any smooth surface.

(Prudent Press agency) -- Top 20 Statements, Comments & Questions At Christmas time

1 This single cream seems to be thicker than the double cream
2 Who's gonna pull this cracker with me?
3 Put your Christmas party hat on, you miserable git.
4 Where did you buy your crackers?, they're really good.
5 Do you want stuffing, Grandma?
6 Calm down you kids, you're all over excited!
7 That was you, you filthy pig!
8 What's your joke, Brian, what did you get in your cracker?
9 It's a shame to throw the paper away, isn't it?
10 The Queen's on in a minute, Mum!

(Prudent Press agency) -- It can be confidently said that a vast majority of refrigerators here in America has at least two or more refrigerator magnets attached to them. Every single person I know has them, especially if there are kids in the household. Many special memories, achievements, notes, photos and other mementos have graced the refrigerator door and the refrigerator magnets are what keep them in place. All of them are a constant reminder o what binds the family together, special occasions that must always be remembered to symbolize the core of the family. Each piece that is brought upon on the refrigerator door represents a part of our lives. A school work, art work, scribbling by a kid is regarded as an important accomplishment when it is placed on the refrigerator, making the refrigerator a sort of a trophy case.

(Prudent Press Agency)--To HM King David of the Isle of Mann (or Man), cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, come forth, I, your Not-So-Humble Servant to render such Wisdom as I can�

For about ten minutes today, David Howe, a 38 year old businessman from Maryland commanded the front page on FoxNews.Com with the story of his Coronation. In 2006 some Brit genealogist called to tell him that he might have a claim to the throne of the Isle of Mann (or Man). So, he filled out the right forms and sent them to Her Majesty's Stationary Office which after a 90 day review period approved his Royal application. Apparently they sent him a crown, a royal robe and a spoon. Some Kings get swords, others get scepters, but David gets a spoon.